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How do I stream movies to guests via a wireless network?

I run a mid-sized hotel (56 rooms) and I'd like to set up a system where guests can stream movies from my computer/server to theirs for a small fee. I figure this would be far easier and more efficient than renting movies. Security is probably my greatest issue, as well as the fact that my only experience is setting up a small home network. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Public Comments

  1. No your greatest issue would be the FBI. You can't charge or even rebroadcast movies for free. You do not have that permission to restream the movie even if you buy the CD. It would be far easier on You and your lawyer to just rent DVDs.
  2. If you're talking about movies that are your own (home videos, personally made videos, etc.) then you would be able to share these videos. If you're talking about movies that are owned by movie studios then you can get into trouble for sharing them without the proper permissions. That being said.... the best way to share movies would be to set up some sort of NAS with properly protected folders. You'd be able to give users a password and folder location so that they could download the file. but there in lies the problem... without designing and creating your own software so that users can only "view" the file then you'll always have to give away your copy... which of course is where the legal matters come in to play.